Import/export HS code 29339920: Indole and related compounds

Chemicals like indole, used in medicines, fragrances, or industrial applications

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* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
China 286,813
United States 74,922
Netherlands 74,139
Germany 58,069
Switzerland 45,773

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China 67,603 219,210 +151,607
United States 14,987 59,935 +44,948
Netherlands 41,674 32,465 -9,209
Germany 33,537 24,532 -9,005
Switzerland 28,906 16,867 -12,039
India 3,654 40,695 +37,041
Spain 8,230 0 -8,230
France 6,368 1,581 -4,787
Canada 0 4,709 +4,709
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 4,493 +4,493

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
China 358,082
India 137,360
Slovakia 58,213
United States 28,040
Belgium 8,348

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China 72,735 285,347 +212,612
India 72,054 65,306 -6,748
Slovakia 33,721 24,492 -9,229
United States 11,710 16,330 +4,620
Belgium 8,348 0 -8,348
Germany 0 6,946 +6,946
Canada 0 4,709 +4,709
Ukraine 0 4,112 +4,112
Spain 3,983 0 -3,983
Switzerland 2,408 1,357 -1,051

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2
Inner London - West 2
South East Wales 2

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 3 +3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 1 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 1 1 +0
South East Wales 0 2 +2
West Central Scotland 0 2 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 1 +1
Cheshire 0 1 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 0 -1
Devon 1 1 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 480,282
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 89,349
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 40,782
Road transport 6,368

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Air transport 142,638 337,644 +195,006
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 49,011 40,338 -8,673
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,165 30,617 +20,452
Road transport 6,368 0 -6,368

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 206,767
London Stansted Airport 151,597
Dover 67,853
Manchester Airport 47,815
Edinburgh Airport 40,093

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
London Heathrow Airport 35,545 171,222 +135,677
London Stansted Airport 46,192 105,405 +59,213
Dover 28,872 38,981 +10,109
Manchester Airport 46,756 1,059 -45,697
Edinburgh Airport 0 40,093 +40,093
Thamesport 7,037 25,611 +18,574
East Midlands Airport 14,145 9,556 -4,589
Eurotunnel 20,139 0 -20,139
Birmingham Airport 0 10,309 +10,309
ZLC 6,368 0 -6,368

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 5
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 4
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3
Other manufacturing 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 2
2025-11 4
2025-10 3
2025-09 1
2025-07 3

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
1m-15m 13
54m+ 13
15m-54m 2
Other 2

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
United States 613,398
Japan 274,399
Switzerland 110,053
Oman 33,728
Ireland 33,143

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
United States 225,676 387,722 +162,046
Japan 205,948 68,451 -137,497
Switzerland 76,257 33,796 -42,461
Oman 33,728 0 -33,728
Ireland 14,545 18,598 +4,053
France 10,948 13,914 +2,966
Taiwan 15,260 0 -15,260
China 8,212 6,374 -1,838
Germany 11,101 0 -11,101
Canada 5,236 3,438 -1,798

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 1,135,349
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 43,543
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,519

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Air transport 600,726 534,623 -66,103
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,989 22,554 +1,565
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,521 998 -1,523

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 600,449
London Stansted Airport 244,558
London Heathrow Airport 230,603
Dover / Eurotunnel 43,543
ZLC 36,089

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
East Midlands Airport 285,677 314,772 +29,095
London Stansted Airport 81,537 163,021 +81,484
London Heathrow Airport 217,233 13,370 -203,863
Dover / Eurotunnel 20,989 22,554 +1,565
ZLC 16,279 19,810 +3,531
Glasgow Airport 0 18,887 +18,887
Durham Tees Valley Airport 0 4,763 +4,763
London Gateway Port 2,521 998 -1,523

Quick facts

HS code: 29339920

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Chemicals like indole, used in medicines, fragrances, or industrial applications